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Did you know the average home wastes more than 11,000 gallons of water a year due to household leaks including running toilets, dripping faucets, and other pipe leaks? That’s about 1 trillion gallons a year! EPA Fix a Leak Week.

According to the EPA, “the Earth might seem like it has abundant water, but in fact less than 1 percent is available for human use. The rest is either salt water found in oceans, fresh water frozen in the polar ice caps, or too inaccessible for practical usage. While population and demand on freshwater resources are increasing, supply will always remain constant. And although it’s true that the water cycle continuously returns water to Earth, it is not always returned to the same place, or in the same quantity and quality.”

Learn 6 Water Saving Ideas from PDM, including how to test for a silent toilet leak. If you need a plumber to help stop your water leaks, try PDM Plumbing Since 1885. You won’t go wrong. Guaranteed.